An open letter to mother-in-law My mother-in-law is making me mad. She persists in telling me that it is all right for her to come to my house when I am suffering from a back ailment, my daughter is having a gall bladder problem and my house is in a topsy-turvy condition due to a recent flood; and she thinks it’s reasonable that she along with her two daughters can pay a visit, notwithstanding my request not to do so. with lettermother-in-law